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The Other Linux Logo

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94 points tarball | 19 comments | 27 Sep 25 13:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source | bottom
1. Aldipower ◴[27 Sep 25 13:34 UTC] No.45395582[source]▶
I am sorry to say this, but this one looks soulless to me.
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2. juujian ◴[27 Sep 25 13:35 UTC] No.45395588[source]▶
Couldn't quit put my finger on it, but soulless might be it. Doesn't capture Tux's personality.
3. gus_massa ◴[27 Sep 25 13:40 UTC] No.45395625[source]▶
There are some buttons to change the details. I like the "big-eyes" and "sitting" version.
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4. avian ◴[27 Sep 25 13:42 UTC] No.45395641[source]▶
It has the corporate letterhead vibe. I guess for some that is a feature.
5. jsheard ◴[27 Sep 25 13:47 UTC] No.45395681[source]▶
Can we bring this https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crystal128-penguin.s... version back instead? I hear Apple has decreed that glossy/glassy design is cool again.
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6. adzm ◴[27 Sep 25 14:00 UTC] No.45395774[source]▶
GNU chimera version speaks to me
7. NoiseBert69 ◴[27 Sep 25 14:02 UTC] No.45395793[source]▶
Stroke Tux
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8. unethical_ban ◴[27 Sep 25 14:03 UTC] No.45395800[source]▶
That... Brings back memories
9. eldog_ ◴[27 Sep 25 14:11 UTC] No.45395870[source]▶
Testament to it's appeal is when it's used by businesses to promote their ice creams/slushies.
10. sudosteph ◴[27 Sep 25 14:17 UTC] No.45395919[source]▶
I don't think Tux is perfect by any means, but that was my first impression too. It's the eyes. They look dead inside.
11. lou1306 ◴[27 Sep 25 14:36 UTC] No.45396060[source]▶
I'm a fan of the 2nd revision myself, it's sooo Web 2.0

https://seeklogo.com/vector-logo/492036/linux-tux

But the OG Tux remains undefeated I'm afraid

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12. p1mrx ◴[27 Sep 25 14:54 UTC] No.45396225[source]▶
It looks a bit better with Tux's face: https://pmarks.net/posted_links/tux-weeble.png
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13. Gualdrapo ◴[27 Sep 25 15:02 UTC] No.45396287{3}[source]▶
That's the one (besides OG Tux) I liked most. Though the "glassy" original Tux wasn't bad at all.

https://seeklogo.com/vector-logo/274040/tux

14. pndy ◴[27 Sep 25 15:54 UTC] No.45396855[source]▶
There were times when Crystal was even "ported" as Windows visual theme and later as package that swapped resource files: https://archive.org/details/crystal-xp-3.0
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15. pndy ◴[27 Sep 25 15:55 UTC] No.45396862{3}[source]▶
Clearly modules were broken and kernel couldn't be build
16. cruffle_duffle ◴[27 Sep 25 16:07 UTC] No.45396999[source]▶
lol. That looks like some haunted playground toy found in a backrooms level. The eyes follow wherever you go!

It’s all good though. Most of the “Linux logos” don’t look very good to be honest.

17. pndy ◴[27 Sep 25 18:17 UTC] No.45398169[source]▶
Uh, it kinda brings me memories of "Ugandan Knuckles" meme

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ugandan-knuckles

18. cdrini ◴[27 Sep 25 18:34 UTC] No.45398312{3}[source]▶
Wow what a flashback! I think I used to use this back in the day.
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19. pndy ◴[27 Sep 25 18:40 UTC] No.45398353{4}[source]▶
I had tons of these "visual styles" and I remember how MS liked to patch themeui.dll and uxtheme.dll often rendering theming broken.

There were also attempts at customizing XP booting screen to achieve the perfect "it's not Windows" effect but that could easily render installation unbootable